Dulles South Station Police Report: Cement Mixer Truck Overturns on Route 50, Two Victims Medevacked to Inova Fairfax Hospital

There was one auto crash, one assault/robbery, three destruction of property incidents and two larcenies included in the Dulles South Station Daily Crime Reports for the week ending on Dec. 14.

Auto Crash

• At 2:41 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, Loudoun Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of Route 50 approximately ½ mile west of Fleetwood Road, a location where the highway transitions from a four-lane divided highway to a two-lane undivided highway. The investigation has revealed that Noel Antonio Baires, 51, was operating a 2006 Mack four-axle cement mixer westbound on Route 50. Witness reports indicated that the concrete truck ran off the right side of the road and it appeared that the driver overcorrected. The truck overturned onto the driver’s side and continued to strike a tree. The cab, containing Baires, separated from the chassis. The mixer drum also separated from the chassis, rolling west on Route 50 and ending up in nearby woods. The chassis continued into the eastbound lanes and struck an eastbound 2006 Volvo station wagon which was driven by Steven Edward Benford, 44, of Washington, DC. Both Baires and Benford were airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital where they were listed in critical, but stable, condition as of Dec. 12. Route 50 was closed for several hours as a result of the incident. The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending.  

Assault/Robbery 

• At 12:13 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, the male victim went to meet with known subjects on the 26100 block of Springdale Drive, where he was assaulted and his cash was stolen. The victim was taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Destruction of Property

• Between 10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8 and 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, unknown subject(s) let the air out of the tires of a vehicle on the 22900 block of Fanshaw Square.
• Between 7 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, unknown subject(s) damaged the wires to Christmas lights on the 42500 block of Stires Drive.
• On Sunday, Dec. 11 and Monday, Dec. 12, six mailboxes were discovered damaged in the area of the 22500 block of Forest Manor Drive.

Larcenies

• Between 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9 and 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, unknown subject(s) removed building columns from a home under construction on the 25200 block of Crested Wheat Drive.
• A resident of the 43100 block of Golf View Drive reported their vehicle was entered and a wallet and flashlight were taken between 2 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14. The wallet was later returned and left at the door to their residence by an unknown subject.

Editor’s Note: This information was obtained from Daily Crime Reports provided by the Loudoun County Office of the Sheriff.